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Malaria breaks out in Florida and Texas [1]

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Date: 2023-06-27

Mosquito-borne tropical diseases have popped up from time to time in the US.

In 1999 the first West Nile virus was identified in New York City. Cases of malaria that were not linked to travel haven’t been seen in the US for 20 years. Now we have to wonder if this malaria outbrake will be limited and temporary, or with our warming climate, if malaria is here to stay the way West Nile virus was in 1999.

First U.S. malaria cases diagnosed in decades in Florida and Texas By Sharon Bernstein June 26 (Reuters) - Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The four Florida cases, along with one in Texas, have been diagnosed over a period of two months, the agency said. The state of Florida said that its first case was diagnosed on May 26 in Sarasota County, while officials in Texas said on June 23 that a Texas resident who worked outdoors in Cameron County had been diagnosed with the disease. The CDC said in an alert released Monday that malaria is considered a medical emergency, and that anyone with symptoms should be "urgently evaluated." However, the CDC said that risk of malaria remains low in the United States, and that most cases are acquired when people travel outside of the country. Fully 95% of malaria infections are acquired in Africa, the health agency said. Malaria is caused by five species of a parasite carried by certain female mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain and fatigue. Nausea, diarrhea and vomiting may also appear. Malaria can cause life-threatening damage, including kidney failure, seizures and coma.

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